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Award Winning General Receives Hartinger Medal

July 28, 2007 / Military & Defense

The Hartinger Medal is presented annually to the person selected by NDIA Rocky Mountain Chapter members to the individual who has made a significant contribution to the military space mission of the United States. From the Los Angeles Air Force Base, Lt. Gen. Michael Hemel, Space and Missile Systems Center commander, was the recipient this year at the National Defense Industrial Association Rocky Mountain Chapter Ball in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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General Dynamics Satellite Records Plenty Of Plume

July 25, 2007 / Missile Warning & Defense

You may recall we reported on the Near Field Infrared Experiment (NFIRE) satellite test that was going to be conducted earlier this month at Vandenburg AFB in California for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). The test has been conducted and was successful—NFIRE collected images of a launched boosting missile that flew within 3.5 kilometers of the on-orbit satellite.

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Contract Ensures Canaveral Looked After…

July 25, 2007 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Directly supporting the U.S. Air Force Space Command’s 45th Space Wing at Patrick Air Force Base in Florida is Computer Sciences Raytheon (CSR). The company has supported the Eastern Range since 1988 and was formed as a joint venture partnership by Computer Sciences Corporation and Raytheon Technical Services Company.

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Unique Alliance Could Offer Solution For Safer Air Flight

July 23, 2007 / Military & Defense

Probably one of the most exceptional alliances you’d ever expect to hear to hear about was one that finds Raytheon and XM Satellite Radio as the best of buds as they go all out and bid on a contract to re tune air traffic control (ATC) in the United States. The Boston Globe is reporting the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) will award the contract for this makeover shortly, perhaps as early as next week.

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